answerable
adjective
an·swer·able
ˈan(t)-s(ə-)rə-bəl 
1
: liable to be called to account : responsible
The specialists who design the programs work for and are answerable to distant development agencies.—
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Adam Smith2
: capable of being answered or refuted
There has been a controversy on the question of whether the species was genetically closer to the horse or to the zebra. This question may possibly be answerable now that DNA from the three species is available for comparison.—Harold M. Schmeck, Jr.
Harold M. Schmeck, Jr.an answerable assertion
4
archaic
: corresponding, similar
Examples of answerable in a Sentence
a powerful businesswoman who seems to think that she's answerable to no one
you are answerable for your own conduct at all times
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This non-departmental public body, answerable to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, has by and large come through the last 15 years with its reputation intact.
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The minutes of the convention make clear that the delegates purposely chose not to embed the auditing function in the Legislature, but rather to have the state Auditor be directly answerable to the People.
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Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Co-ops are, by comparison, free agents, answerable to their customers who double mostly as their regulators.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
This non-departmental public body, answerable to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, has by and large come through the last 15 years with its reputation intact.
—Ian King, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
The minutes of the convention make clear that the delegates purposely chose not to embed the auditing function in the Legislature, but rather to have the state Auditor be directly answerable to the People.
—Jeanne M. Kempthorne, Boston Herald, 15 July 2025
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answerable
adjective
an·swer·able
ˈan(t)s-(ə-)rə-bəl
1
: getting the credit or blame for one's acts or decisions : responsible
2
: capable of being answered or proved wrong
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